Title

Meeting of the British Association at Birmingham:...a paper on the geology of the district, 1865. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Meeting of the British Association at Birmingham: the secretary of the Valley Field Club reading a paper on the geology of the district, 1865. 'Hunger and thirst level all distinctions. The blending of science and sociability was very pleasing; and sandwiches and savans, and British Associates and bitter beer, were a most suggestive alliteration. When the rattle of knives and forks and the popping of corks had subsided, Mr. Cooper, of the Severn Valley Field Club, read a paper explanatory of the carboniferous limestone of the district'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM24A26_355

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8,9Mb (747,0Kb) / 6,2in x 5,5in / 1867 x 1660 (300dpi)

Keywords

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